Help Stop Bullfighting!Bullfighting is a traditional European and Latin American sport that involves bulls being publicly baited, taunted, lanced and eventually stabbed to death by bullfighters inside a ring.

Dog Fighting Is Not Entertainment!Dog fighting, in and of itself is a heinous crime. What may be surprising to find out, however, is that others are encouraging dog fighting by offering instructional videos about the activity!

Dogs Are Not A Delicacy!Dogs are stolen from loving families and off the streets and illegally transported by truck and by boat into other countries for meat!

Animal News: News and information at The Animal Rescue Site

Global warming is making species smaller

Sep 26, 2011

Experiments show that cold-blooded species get smaller as the temperature of the climate goes up, according to Andrew Hirst of Queen Mary, University of London. On average, an increase in temperature of 1 degree Celsius reduces these creatures' adult body mass by 2.5 percent.

Hirst pulled together data on 15 species of copepod that swim in the oceans to find out why this happens, New Scientist reports. He concluded that the copepods got heavier faster as temperatures rose because their physiological reactions accelerate at warmer temperatures. He also noted that they matured to adulthood faster in warmer temperatures, which he believes has something to do with evolution favoring species that can be flexible in how fast they mature.

By becoming adults faster, the species reduce the odds that they will be killed before they can reproduce, Hirst pointed out, the news source reports. Although interesting, these changes in the food chain will also create "unpredictable knock-on effects in the ecosystem," which could prove to be detrimental, Hirst said.

Among these changes, some Americans still argue that global warming does not exist, CBS News reports. Americans' "undying urge to deny" has been strong ever since the issue was brought up in 1975.

Jul 26, 2012:
Living with Wild Neighbors in Urban and Suburban Communities: A Guide for Local Leaders offers advice on how to solve problems without resorting to poisoning, trapping or killing animals.

May 17, 2012:
To implement a World Trade Organization ruling, U.S. lawmakers potentially could repeal or weaken the U.S. Dolphin Safelabel – a prospect registering protest from leading animal rescue groups.

Apr 18, 2012:
A new app for Apple’s iPad and iPhone combines science and technology to help save critically endangered North Atlantic right whales by reducing the threat of collisions with large ships.